“Doing nothing is not feasible”: Council defends “life-saving” cycle lane after opponents said it would cause “traffic stacking” and destroy green space Leeds City Council also disputed a claim made by residents that the consultation was “biased” cycling
Leeds City Council has defended plans to install protected cycle lanes on a major road into Leeds, after local campaigners claimed that the cycling infrastructure would be “dangerous”, cause “traffic stacking”, and increase pollution.
“The A660 is a key commuter route into Leeds City Centre. These plans will provide safer, alternative travel options for residents while aiming to reduce casualty numbers and achieve the Leeds Safe Roads Vision Zero 2040 Strategy goal of eliminating road deaths and serious injury on Leeds’ roads by 2040,” the council’s executive member for infrastructure and climate, Helen Hayden, said earlier this year.
“People who cycle in shared-use spaces should be travelling at slower speeds and giving way to pedestrians. In response to criticism from residents concerning the planned loss of grass verges to create space for the cycling infrastructure, the council said it would maximise the “re-use of paving and kerb materials” and that this would be “targeted at the areas of greatest conservation priority, such as Woodhouse Moor”.
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